Klaus Bonsack

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Klaus Bonsack

Bonsack in 1969
Personal information
Born	26 December 1941 (1941-12-26) (age 80) Waltershausen, Thuringia
Medal record Men's luge Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Men's singles Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble Men's doubles 1968 Grenoble Men's singles 1972 Sapporo Men's doubles World Championships 1967 Hammarstrand Men's doubles 1965 Davos Men's doubles 1967 Hammarstrand Men's singles 1963 Imst Men's singles 1969 Königssee Men's doubles

Klaus Bonsack (born 26 December 1941), also known as Klaus-Michael Bonsack, is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s.

He was born in Waltershausen, Thuringia.

He won four Winter Olympic medal in men's luge with one gold (doubles: 1968), one silver (singles: 1964), and two bronzes (singles: 1968, doubles: 1972).

Bonsack also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (doubles: 1967), two silvers (doubles: 1965, singles: 1967), and two bronzes (singles: 1963, doubles: 1969).

Bonsack later served as chairman of the track construction commission, approving the final homologation of Cesana Pariol prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics for luge to compete at the track. He was among the first three inductees in the International Luge Federation (FIL) Hall of Fame in 2004, along with Paul Hildgartner and Margit Schumann.

References[]

• FIL approves track for use for the 2006 Winter Olympics, featuring Bonsack
• FIL-Luge.org January 7, 2004 Hall of Fame induction.
• Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• List of Great Olympians BO

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